October 2019 Sky
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- On October 1, 2019
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, meteor shower, Orionid meteor shower, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Uranus, Venus
October 2019 Sky
| 3 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 7h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −2.0. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Venus 2.9° NNE of Spica (14° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 1.0. |
| 5 | First Quarter Moon at 16:47 UT. |
| 5 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 0.5. Occultation visible from southern Africa. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 405,899 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 13 | Full Moon at 21:10 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 5h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 22h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 20 | Mercury at greatest elongation east (25° from Sun, evening sky) at 4h UT. Mag. −0.1. |
| 21 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 2h UT. |
| 21 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 7h UT. |
| 21 | Last Quarter Moon at 12:40 UT. |
| 21 | Orionid meteor shower peaks at 17h UT. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (67 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Radiant located near Orion’s club asterism. Best observed after midnight on night of Oct 21-22. • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 22 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 6h UT. |
| 23 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 20h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10:42 UT (361,311 km; angular size 33.1′). |
| 26 | Moon near Mars (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 28 | New Moon at 3:39 UT. Start of lunation 1198. |
| 28 | Uranus at opposition at 8h UT. Mag. 5.7. • Uranus (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Moon near Venus (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 16h UT. Mag. −3.9. Elusive Mercury (Mag. 0.2) is 3.0° South of Venus. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 30 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 17h UT. |
| 31 | Mercury 2.6° SSW of Venus (21° from Sun, evening sky) at 5h UT. Mags. 0.5 and −3.9. |
| 31 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −1.9. |
| October 2019 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
